Searching for a story: A look at my chaotic writing process. How I come up with creative writing ideas is a convoluted, chaotic and often frustrating process.
Interiors: St. John’s Chapel, in the White Tower, London, UK. In many ways this room was the heart of the Norman Conquest of England.
You sure about that? “F for Fake,” Orson Welles and questioning authenticity. Orson Welles's quirky 1973 semi-documentary ruminates on how blurry the line often is between fact and fiction.
Choose your weapon: The tech of my science fiction book “Faraway Star.” When writing science fiction, the choices you make about the technology you depict have broad implications for the story.
Historic photo: Portland, Oregon, 1890. In some ways, Portland has changed a lot; in others, not so much.
The Moon landing at 56: What does it still mean to us? Has it indeed proven to be a "giant leap for mankind," as Neil Armstrong said?